John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

While I am not happy with the response I thank the Minister of State. If we had a Minister from the Department of Education and Science here I might be able to find out more information. I am very disappointed with the band rating of 2.4, which is a kick in the teeth for those concerned with the Marymount national school in the The Rower. It is lower than I would have expected. I note with interest the Minister of State's reference to realism. So many commitments on this school have been given by Government representatives in Kilkenny in the past few years and a sense of expectation has been built up.